Famous people · Schroeppel
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Schroeppel
Patrick Corbin, born in Clay, 7 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Volney has the longest list: 4, with Horace B. Willard at the top. So far, no famous person on record was born in Schroeppel. The best known of them is Matilda Joslyn Gage, with articles in 37 languages.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Matilda Joslyn Gage
Best known
Matilda Joslyn Gage
in 37 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Schroeppel’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Schroeppel
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Matilda Joslyn Gage
1826–1898American writer, Native American civil rights activist, abolitionist, freethinker
Gertrude Simmons Burlingham
1872–1952American mycologist and entomologist
Leonard Bacon
1887–1954American poet, translator, and literary critic
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Schroeppel?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Schroeppel’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Volney leads the towns around it, with 4 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Schroeppel and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (12)
- Matilda Joslyn Gage: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Corbin: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Farabee: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kinsley S. Bingham: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Benjamin Prescott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George L. Cobb: George L. Cobb, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Green: FOX Sports, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Murphy: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace B. Willard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thaddeus Campbell Sweet: Original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Esther Baker Steele: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy H. Adsit: various, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons